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unit1教案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglish

Title

Unit1

SectionA:

TowardaBrighterFutureforAll

SectionB:

WhatWeWish

Instruction

Types

Lectureandexplanation

Discussion

Multi-media

Objective

1.Talkaboutthecollegeandeducationalsystems.

2.Learnabouttheimportanceofcommunication.

3.Enlargevocabulary.

4.ReadingSkills

5.Tolearnaboutletterwriting

Difficulty

&

Emphasis

1.Keywordsandexpressions

2.Knowhowtoanalyzeandusethesedevices

3.ReadingSkills

Teaching

Procedure

Lead-in

BackgroundKnowledge

TextStructure

DetailedStudy

CriticalThinking

Homework

NewHorizonCollegeEnglish

Unit1

SectionA

Lead-in

Howdoyouunderstandthetwofollowingquotations

1）Educationisnotpreparationforlife;Educationislifeitself.

—JohnDewey

2）Trynottobeamanofsuccess,butrathertrytobecomeamanofvalue.

—AlbertEinstein

Watchsomevideosanddiscussthequestionsbelow:

Whatistheidealuniversitylikeinyoureyes

Whatareyourexpectationsofyourcollegelife

Whatadvicedidyourparentsgiveyoubeforeyouleftforcollege

BackgroundInformation

1.Americanhighereducation

IntheUnitedStates,studentscanchoosetogotocollegeafterhighschool.（Theycanalsochoosetogostraighttotheworkforceafterhighschool.）Theyhavetheoptionofattendingatwo-yearcommunitycollegebeforeapplyingtoafour-yearuniversity.Admissiontocommunitycollegeiseasier,tuitionislower,andclasssizesareoftensmallerthanatauniversity.Communitycollegestudentscanearnanassociatedegreeandtransferuptotwoyearsofcoursecreditstoauniversity. 

Collegeanduniversitystudentsneedtopaytuition,butmanyearnscholarshipsorreceiveloans.Althoughadmissionspoliciesvaryfromoneuniversitytoanother,mostdetermineadmissionbasedonseveralcriteria,includingastudent'shighschoolcourseofstudy,highschoolGradePointAverage（GPA）,participationinextracurricularactivities,SAT（ScholasticAssessmentTest）orACT（AmericanCollegeTesting）examscores,awrittenessay,andpossiblyapersonalinterviewwitharepresentativefromtheadmissionsoffice. 

MoststudentsintheUnitedStatestaketheSATReasoningTestortheACTduringtheirfinalyearofhighschool.EachuniversitysetsaminimumSATorACTscorethatastudentmustachieveinordertogainadmission.Thesearestandardizedquantitativeexaminations.TheSATtestscriticalreading,mathematics,andwritingskills.TheACTtestsEnglish,mathematics,reading,sciencereasoning,andincludesanoptionalwritingtest.

Extracurricularactivitiesmayincludescholasticclubs,athleticteams,studentgovernment,andphilanthropicclubs.Voluntaryparticipationinthesekindsofactivitiesisanindicationthatastudenthaslearnedvaluablelifelessons,suchasteamwork,leadership,orcivicresponsibility.

Universitystudentspursuingabachelor'sdegreearecalled"undergraduates";studentspursuingamaster'sordoctoraldegreearecalled"graduatestudents".Mostuniversitiesgiveundergraduatestudentsaliberaleducation,whichmeansstudentsarerequiredtotakecoursesacrossseveraldisciplinesbeforetheyspecializeinamajorfieldofstudy.Graduateandprofessionalprograms,suchasmedicineorlaw,arespecialized.Alldegreeprogramsrequirestudentstocompleteaminimumnumberofcredithoursbeforegraduating.

Selectionforadmissiontoagraduateprogramisbasedonseveralcriteria.Theseincludecompletionofabachelor'sdegree,thestudent'sundergraduatecourseworkandGPA.Studentsarealsoexpectedtowriteanessayaspartoftheirapplicationortosubmitawritingsample.Mostmaster'sprogramsrequirestudentstohaveaminimumscoreontheGraduateRecordExamination（GRE）,whichtestsverbalreasoning,quantitativereasoning,criticalthinking,andanalyticalwritingskills.

Studentscontinuetotakecoursesatthegraduatelevel.Afinalthesisisrequiredformostmaster'sprograms.Doctoralstudentstakecoursesuntiltheyhaveearnedenoughcredithourstoattempttheirqualifyingexaminations.Theseareusuallytakenoverseveraldaysandoftenincludeawrittenandoralcomponent.Afterdoctoralstudentspasstheirqualifyingexams,theyareadvancedtocandidacyandcanbeginwritingtheirdissertation.Beforethedegreeisgiven,thecompleteddissertationmustbeorallydefendedbeforethecandidate'sfacultycommittee.

2.VeraWang

VeraWang（王薇薇,1949-）isaChinese-Americanfashiondesigner.ShewasbornandraisedinNewYorkCity.Whiletrainedasafigureskaterinhighschool,sheeventuallyearnedadegreeinarthistoryfromSarahLawrenceCollegein1971.Butacareerinfashionwasherdream.Sheworkedasaseniorfashioneditorfor Voguemagazinefor15years.In1985,sheleft Vogue andjoinedRalphLaurenasadesigndirectorfortwoyears.In1990,sheopenedherowndesignsaloninNewYork,andfeaturedhertrademarkbridalgowns.Wanghasmadeweddinggownsformanycelebritiesandpublicfigures,suchasJenniferLopez（珍妮弗•洛佩兹）,SharonStone（莎朗•斯通）andChelseaClinton（切尔西•克林顿）.

TextStructure

PartIThepresidentcongratulatesstudentsontheirachievementandremindsstudentsofthefactthattheircurrentsuccesswasduetotheirownandtheirparents’efforts,andthattheirfutureisbuiltonasolidfoundationofthepast.

Part2Thepresidentoffersstudentscomprehensiveadviceonhowtomakethemostoftheirfourcollegeyearsandmakesthemrealizetheuniversity’sexpectationsandtheirownresponsibilities.

Part3Thestudentsarecalledupontocherishtheopportunityandtobearinmindtheirresponsibilitiesascitizensoftheircommunities,theircountryandtheworld.

DetailedStudy

1.WordsinUsing

Pledge

vt.makeaformal,usu.public,promisethatyouwilldosth.发誓；作保证

.Thenewpresidentpledgedtocuttaxesandincreaseemployment.

新总统承诺要削减税收、增加就业。

routine

n.[C,U]yourusualwayofdoingthings,esp.whenyoudotheminafixedorderatthesametime例行公事；常规；惯例

.Arrivingattheofficeat8.andstayingthereuntil5.hasbecomemy

routine.

早上8点到办公室，一直呆到下午5点，这已经成了我的惯例。

a.happeningasanormalpartofajoborprocess常规的；例行的；惯常的

.Theproblemwasdiscoveredduringaroutinecheck.

这个问题是在一次例行检查中发现的。

attain

vt.（fml.）succeedinachievingsth.aftertryingforalongtime得到；获得；赢得

.Notallathletesattainthisstandardofphysicalfitness.

并非所有的运动员都能达到这种身体素水平。

facultyn.

1[U]（AmE）alltheteachersinauniversity,college,orschool全体教员

.Boththefacultyandstudentsopposedtheproposaltoturnoneoftheplaygroundsintoaparkinglot.

老师和学生都反对把其中一个运动场改为停车场的提议。

2[C,usu.pl.]anaturalphysicalormentalabilitythatmostpeoplehave天赋；能力；本领

.Shehadhermentalfacultieseveninher90s.

她九十多岁了，但仍然思维清晰。

5）explore

vt.examineordiscussasubject,idea,etc.thoroughly探讨，研究（主题、思想等）

.Weareexploringthepossibilityoftakinglegalactionagainstthecompany.

我们正在探讨对这家公司采取法律行动的可能性。

v.travelaroundanareainordertolearnaboutitortosearchforsth.valuablesuchasoil勘探；探测；考察

.Agroupofexpertshavesetouttoexploreformineralsinthisarea.

一组专家已经出发前往该地区勘探矿物。

6）pursue

vt.1trytoachievesth.追求；致力于

.Hewantedtopursueabachelor’sdegreeafterworkingfortwoyears.

他想工作两年以后再去读学士学位。

2chasesb.orsth.inordertocatchthem追赶；追逐

.Thepoliceofficerpursuedthespeedingcarandeventuallystoppeditwiththehelpofanotherpolicecar.

这名警官追赶一辆超速行驶的车，最终在另一辆警车的协助下，截下了那辆车。

7）reap

vt.getsth.asaresultofsth.youhavedone收获；获得

.Wewillcertainlyreaptherewardsofthismeaningfulresearch.

我们肯定会从这项有意义的研究中受益。

v.cutandgatheracropsuchaswheat收割（庄稼）

.It’sabouttimetoreapthericeinthefield.快到去地里收割稻子的时候了。

8）overwhelm

vt.（usu.passive）existinsuchgreatamountsthatsb.orsth.cannotdealwiththem（数量大得）使无法对付

.Wewereoverwhelmedbythenumberofapplicationsforthisposition.

这个职位的求职申请多得让我们应接不暇。

9）emerge

vi.1appearorbecomerecognized出现；为…所公认

.Nonewleaderhasemergedtotakehisplace.还没有新领导来接替他。

2comeoutofsth.oroutfrombehindsth.出现；露出

.Thesunemergedfrombehindtheclouds.太阳从云层后面露了出来。

10）glow

n.[sing.]1astrongpleasantfeeling（某种）强烈的情感

.UponhearingwhatAnnesaid,shefeltawarmglowdeepinside.

听到安的一番话，她内心深处感到一阵暖流流过。

2asoftsteadylight柔和稳定的光

.Heturnedonthetablelampandtheroomwasfilledwithasoftglow.

他打开台灯，房间里充满了柔和的光。

vi.produceorreflectasoftsteadylight发出柔和稳定的光

.Thetipofhiscigarettewasglowinginthedark.他的烟头在黑暗中闪烁着。

11）yield

vt.1producearesult,answer,orpieceofinformation产生（结果等）

.Ourresearchhasonlyrecentlybeguntoyieldimportantresults.

我们的研究最近才取得重要成果。

2producecrops,profits,etc.出产；产生

.Thetouristindustryyieldedanestimated$20millionforthearealastyear.

去年旅游业为这一地区带来了估计两千万美元的收益。

vi.finallyagreetodowhatsb.elsewantsyoutodo屈从；让步

.Thehijackersfinallyyieldedtodemandstoreleasethepassengers.

劫机者最终同意了释放乘客的要求。

12）inherit

vt.receiveabelief,tradition,orwayoflifefrompeoplewholivedbeforeyou沿袭，秉承（信仰、传统或生活方式）

.Manycountrieshaveinheritedtraditionsofpublicservice.

许多国家沿袭了公共服务的传统。

v.receivepropertyormoneyfromsb.whohasdied继承（财产）

.Heinheritedafortunefromhisgrandmother,soheboughtahugehouse.

他从祖母那里继承了一大笔遗产，所以他买了一个大房子。

13）acquire

vt.1gainknowledgeorlearnaskill学到，获得（知识、技能）

.SheacquiredagoodknowledgeofChinese.她汉语学得很好。

2getorgainsth.取得；获得

.Weshouldacquiremorefirst-handinformation.

我们应当取得更多的第一手资料。

3obtainsth.bybuyingitorbeinggivenit购得；得到

.Shehopedtoacquirevaluableworksofartascheaplyaspossible.

她希望以尽量低的价格买到有价值的艺术品。

PracticalPhrases

1）remindsb.o